The city government of the National District announced the start of works for the restoration of the Friar Antón de Montesinos monument on the Malecón on Monday, 13 March 2017. He says the project has a RD$23 million budget. City mayor David Collado made the announcement accompanied by Culture Minister Pedro Vergés.
The two government entities committed to an inter-institutional agreement for the rescuing of national heritage monuments and activities on Thursday, 9 March 2017.
Collado said they have on agenda the recovery of the Plazoleta La Trinitaria, with funds from the city government. The agreement also calls for recovery of the statues in the Mirador del Sur Park, the participation of the city government in the organization of the Santo Domingo International Book Fair, and the unifying of efforts and resources for the celebrating of the Santo Domingo Carnival.
10 March 2017
